text_original: One of Anna Katharine Green's best stories, "Hand and Ring," employs the homely weapon of a billet of fire wood. We are told at the outset that: Half the criminals are caught because they do make tracks and then resort to such extraordinary means to cover them up.
text_transcription: ONE OF ANNA CATHARINE GREEN'S BEST STORIES HAND AND RING EMPLOYS THE HOMELY WEAPON OF A BILLET OF FIREWOOD WE ARE TOLD AT THE OUTSET THAT IF THE CRIMINALS ARE CAUGHT BECAUSE THEY DO MAKE TRACKS AND THEN RESORT TO SUCH EXTRAORDINARY MEANS TO COVER THEM UP
phonemes: wˈʌn ʌv ˈænə kˈæθɑːɹɹˌiːn ɡɹˈiːnz bˈɛst stˈɔːɹiz, "hˈænd ænd ɹˈɪŋ," ɛmplˈɔɪz ðə hˈoʊmli wˈɛpən əvə bˈɪlɪt ʌv fˈaɪɚ wˈʊd. wiː ɑːɹ tˈoʊld æt ðɪ ˈaʊtsɛt ðˈæt: hˈæf ðə kɹˈɪmɪnəlz ɑːɹ kˈɔːt bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ dˈuː mˌeɪk tɹˈæks ænd ðˈɛn ɹᵻzˈɔːɹt tə sˈʌtʃ ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi mˈiːnz tə kˈʌvɚ ðˌɛm ˈʌp.